Time Warp: I'm Not Fat! (Oriel)

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Oriel kept his head down but let his hand squeeze her when she laced their fingers together. "Thank you," he muttered softly. Her touch, the kind that showed she cared and didn't want there to be a distance between them, was far more calming than any cigarette. Or even a good hard fuck.

He puffed out more smoke, sampling the myriad of flavors in the herbal cocktail. "Hmmm….this shit's pretty good," he admitted, looking down on the pipe. "I could get used to this." Then again, it probably cost a good chunk of money. He was going to have to cut back on cigarettes anyway, too fucking expensive to buy, especially when he didn't even smoke that much. Oriel leaned his own head against hers as she locked her arm around his. Yeah…whatever was in this stuff he was finding pretty relaxing already.

Oriel raised an eyebrow at the tone in her comment. "Oh, you think so?" Oriel snorted, resting his head back against the wall. "Maybe…but I don't really go for the guys." At least he hadn't ever thought about it before. He shrugged, thinking over what he remembered about Cam. "He ain't really my type, anyway." Oriel didn't really go for the blondes.

"Alright," he said, "but if you change your mind, you know where to find me." Oriel wasn't really sure what he could do to threaten the other guy anyway. The boy wasn't really in the best of shape anymore. His years at Hammel had made him lazy.

He didn't know quite what to say at her confession. He supposed it made sense, getting pregnant with a kid when you were still pretty much one yourself. Just a few minutes ago, when Oriel had thought the child was his, he was damn scared himself. Oriel could only imagine what it must be like for Tak. It wasn't a joke for her. "…..I know," was all he could think to say.

[Takchawee Ominotago]

Tak nodded, smiling faintly. "I like it," she agreed. "Tastes better than cigarettes smell, at least." She'd never smoked a cigarette before, but based on the scent alone, she wasn't even sure if she could manage it if she wanted to. She shrugged. "I have a pretty good stash, and I haven't been using it since..." Tak trailed off. "Anyway, you can have it if you want. I won't be needing any for a while longer. At least..." She pondered. "Three and a half months or so." Damn... It seemed like she'd been pregnant forever already, and she still had a ways to go. And if this stuff was making Oriel calm like this, she had no problem letting him have it; she nuzzled her head against his when they came into contact.

"Don't you?" she replied, considering this. "Huh... For some reason I had you pegged as a both genders kind of guy." At least, her ability had sort of hinted at it, just not very clearly. She smiled and traced a finger against his side. "Well, even so, you guys might get along alright. He's pretty fun and easy-going." Both traits she admired.

"Yes, Oriel," Tak chuckled. "Don't worry, I can take care of myself just fine." While this was true most of the time, it was also a sort of... Defense. She didn't want to have to rely on someone else, even if it was rough sometimes.

The confession had sort of come out of the blue, and she regretted saying it as soon as she did. Tak bit her lip; she didn't want to seem weak. "Sorry," she apologized, quickly trying to regain her composure. "I'll... I'll be fine." Her voice didn't sound convincing to herself, though. She pulled away slightly and slid her knees up to her chest, cradling her tummy in both arms. Be strong, she told herself, taking a deep, quiet breath. You're going to get through this.

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Well, the herbs weren't bad, though the effects were nowhere near as quick or potent as a cigarette's. But Oriel supposed that was okay. If Tak didn't want him to, he'd refrain from smoking that while around her. Oriel shrugged at the offer, breathing in another puff from the pipe. "If it's all the same, I'll just leave it here with you and collect when I feel like it." Oriel didn't want to have the stuff too accessible, just in case he liked it too much.

But at least this stuff was calming his nerves. And made him feel a little floaty. His mood had definitely improved from the last few minutes.

"The fuck gave you that idea?" It was asked with genuine curiosity, lacking any defensive tone that some might give when their sexuality was questioned. Though it was true that Oriel had never considered a male partner before, he found that he wasn't turned off by the idea either. If and when he was ready to take that step still remained to be seen. "Sounds annoying," Oriel drolled. 'Fun and easygoing' to him usually was equated with talkative and over-sociable. Oriel could imagine himself becoming overwhelmed and hostile to a guy like that.

This was one of those moments where Oriel was conscious about holding his tongue. He had his reasons for being sensitive to Tak's plight with an unplanned pregnancy, most of them having to do with his own status as an unwanted child. Oriel had considered this scenario to be one of the possible reasons for why he was abandoned as a child....but the reality was he had no clue what the true reasons were for that. And he wasn't sure if he'd still be able to forgive his mother if it had been. While Tak did pull away, rather than letting her, Oriel wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her right back in, trailing his fingers gently, methodically through her long black hair. Oriel wanted to say it was going to be all right...but he also wasn't one to make empty promises. All he could do was be there, he supposed.

[Takchawee Ominotago]

Tak nodded, putting away the stock. She was considering going out and getting just some lavender to make small pillows out of to rest over her eyes to help her relax; she'd had some at home that she'd forgotten about until recently, and it'd be easy enough to make on her own. "I'll keep it tucked away for you, then," she smiled, pulling a hand through her hair.

His question made her shrug, and Tak tapped a finger against her temple. "I just get inklings. I don't get to know why, I just know what I know," she replied. It was sort of frustrating, really; learning seemingly random things about people without getting to know them as a person beforehand sometimes. At least it warned her of people with potential issues. Then again... That hadn't kept her away from Oriel. Tak chuckled at Oriel's opinion of Cam. "Well... I guess I'll leave it up to you if you want to explore that or not," she determined, smirking slightly. "... And if you ever want to experiment with guys, I could give you a couple names." She could think of a couple people that might mesh alright with the boy.

Tak didn't even realize her lower lip was trembling until Oriel pulled her back in, and she blinked up at him, appreciative of his gesture. It was good he didn't say anything - Tak already knew what was coming, she didn't need other people to reassure her. ".... You're not as bad a person as you think you are," she told him quietly. She closed her eyes and rested against his side, enjoying the feeling of his fingers through her hair. "Thank you... For being here..." While Tak had never truly loved someone before, Oriel was probably the closest she had come, except for perhaps Kouji. But... That boy was gone, and she couldn't think about him.